PACSgear Connects to Merge Honeycomb With Open Image Exchange

Enables sharing and storage of medical images

July 9, 2012 — PACsgear, the leading provider of imaging connectivity for electronic health records, today announced an agreement with Merge Healthcare (MRGE) to participate in the Open Image Exchange, a cloud-based network designed to securely share medical images and information. PACsgear will incorporate the application programming interface (API) from Merge Honeycomb to upload images for cloud-based sharing and storage.

“The inclusion of Merge Honeycomb in Open Image Exchange will make our network available to an even broader audience of referring physicians, specialists, and patients,” said Jeff Surges, CEO of Merge Healthcare. “Merge Honeycomb is all about moving applications to the cloud to improve the patient experience and ensure anywhere, anytime access to their medical images. Using the Open Image Exchange to connect images and information to Honeycomb is a win-win for everyone.”